University of Michigan's Kiki Golden Named January 31 Western Division Defensive Player of the Week

Kiki Golden

Feb 02, 2011

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- Kiki
Golden (So., Danville, Calif./Monte Vista) of the No.
7-ranked University of Michigan Wolverines posted five goals, five
assists, 16 steals, two drawn kickouts and three field blocks in a
6-0 weekend at the UC-Santa Barbara Invitational to earn the
January 31 Western Division Defensive Player of the Week.

Playing in all six games of the
weekend, she netted four goals, five assists and 14 steals against
nationally-ranked opponents as the Wolverines defeated No. 10
University of California-Irvine (13-11 W), No. 11 San Diego State
University (12-11 W), No. 12 University of California-Santa Barbara
(11-10 W OT SD), No. 18 University of California-San Diego (11-8 W)
and No. 20 California State University-Bakersfield (15-4 W), in
addition to a victory over Concordia University (12-6 W).

She posted a goal with four steals,
a field block and a kickout drawn versus UC-Santa Barbara, before
contributing a goal with two steals versus Concordia.
Following an assist and three steals versus UC-San Diego, she
returned to the tank to key the Wolverines past UC-Irvine with
three assists, two steals and a field block.

Golden wrapped up the weekend with
three goals, three steals, a field block and a drawn kickout versus
San Diego State, before posting an assist with a pair of steals
against CSU-Bakersfield as the Wolverines improved to 8-2 on the
season.